Pool time at Karli's

Summer fun

This summer was so hot with so many days of 100+ degree weather- here's one way that the boys got a break from it. We also did swim lessons for them. Tristan did ok but did a lot of screeching and wanting to do his own thing. At 4, Jordon was old enough to follow directions and did great through 2 sets of lessons at our local pool.

Baba and blankie

Tristan has an affinity for the paci (baba) and this little bear blankie. He will often grab the baba and blankie, and any other blanket he can find, and carry them around when he is tired or upset. Don and I joke that we should have named him Linus. The other thing he often does, is when the paci goes in, the hand goes up to his head and he runs his hand through the hair on the top of his head. Makes it hard for me to fix his hair since he styles it himself! Kinda funny that the other day when I dropped him off at daycare, one of the teachers commented on how much she liked his hair!

Grandma Lil visit

Don and the boys went to the annual Jordon family reunion this year in June (as usual, I had to work that weekend). So they made the trip down south and Don always stops and visits his Mom's grave site when he travels that far south. Grandma Lil's maiden name would be where Jordon got his name. Sounds like the boys were a hit at the family reunion and did better with the long drive than what I would have expected. Of course, it helps to load them up on treats with plenty of snacks to eat along the way!

Slip-n-slide

Fun with bikes

Columbia visit

We'll love this one when he gets a little older and we can remind him of the time he spent swinging in the pink girlie swing!

Tristan hanging out with Morgan at my friend Kerri's house. It was nice to see them after it had been so long.

Boys playing in the tree at Aunt Sarzah's house

Fun at the playground

Jordon's first Royals game

Jordon catching a snooze on the way to the game

Jordon's favorite part of the game was the food!

We made to the 7th inning before he got really restless and we decided to go. It was a great night in July for a game.

Happy Mom's Day 2012

Don and I had to work this weekend so Mom came up to help watch the kiddos. I think they wore Grandma out but we sure appreciated her help!

Reading books with Grandma

T & J Spring 2012

Merry-go-round at the mall

Riding the rocking horse

Boys being boys

Boys playing on Jordon's bed...

And hamming it up for the camera

Fishing

Jordon likes to fish with Daddy at the pond in our subdivision. A couple times they've caught small fish and tossed them back. I think more often they've caught algae or pond vegetation, or skeeter bites. One of the fishing outings led to Jordon's late night run to the ER when he developed "summer penile syndrome" which consisted of itching and a grape sized mass on his "weewee"  and a massive knot under his arm, both due to mosquito bites. The things you learn about as a parent that you never knew existed! Jordon has been a great teacher.